Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 25°
New Moon at
11:00UTC
Moon phase on September 17, 2020New Moon
On Thursday, September 17, 2020, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
360,118 km223,767 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (26°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to September 17, 2020 is on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 21:05 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 11:00 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, September 10, 2020 | 09:26 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, September 17, 2020 | 11:00 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, September 24, 2020 | 01:55 |
The Moon around September 17
More about this date
Thursday, September 17, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 17, 2020 to the new moon of October 16, 2020, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in September 2020, or the whole moon calendar 2020.
- The same date one year apart: 2019 · 2021.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.